Interestingly I just read that running phi with an intensity of 22 helps cut temps down slightly. It not only cut a degree off my temps but increased hash slightly as well.

Since my rig is a mutt with many different makes/models in play it is harder to tweak and get maximum output. Requires a lot of time babysitting the client to make sure it doesn't go down after the last clock adjustment, etc.. This is part of the fun yes? That said I wish I had all the same models just from a simplification point of view.

The aorus extreme is the best one I've used so far even though I can't seem to get it clocked much higher than the out of box speeds. It runs cool, quiet, and is fairly quick.

you should definitely shoot for less than 70 degrees. While the card can function above 70 degrees, it's not designed for continuous and optimal use at that temperature, and is likely to reduce the longevity of the card considerably...

Thought I'd jump in the mix and give data of what I'm seeing. I bought a Gigabyte 1080ti watercooled, and MSI Gaming 1080ti X, and an EVGA 1080ti. The Gigabyte has the best hash rate and lowest temp (duh), the EVGA isn't far behind, and the MSI is in last place. I'll post some numbers up soon.

Thought I'd jump in the mix and give data of what I'm seeing. I bought a Gigabyte 1080ti watercooled, and MSI Gaming 1080ti X, and an EVGA 1080ti. The Gigabyte has the best hash rate and lowest temp (duh), the EVGA isn't far behind, and the MSI is in last place. I'll post some numbers up soon.

i'd like to see the numbers, I bought a snowblind 942 gaming computer and it came with the msi 1080ti gpu. currently I've gotten 64mh/s consistently on nicehash, but when I script mine i'm getting 70 mh/s or a little more. running 83 degree Celsius with this current card. no overclocking done. are the numbers that different?

you should definitely shoot for less than 70 degrees. While the card can function above 70 degrees, it's not designed for continuous and optimal use at that temperature, and is likely to reduce the longevity of the card considerably...

At that temperatures (70+ degrees Celsius) chip will degrade much faster and vents will burn out soon.You will started to get artifacts and your card will regularly keep getting errors.

Also keep in mind that if you have surfaces with such big temperatures and you bring in cold air you risk to get bad solder joints on card.

you should definitely shoot for less than 70 degrees. While the card can function above 70 degrees, it's not designed for continuous and optimal use at that temperature, and is likely to reduce the longevity of the card considerably...

At that temperatures (70+ degrees Celsius) chip will degrade much faster and vents will burn out soon.You will started to get artifacts and your card will regularly keep getting errors.

Also keep in mind that if you have surfaces with such big temperatures and you bring in cold air you risk to get bad solder joints on card.

This fairytale is so far from the truth. 75-82 degree is definitely ok for gtx 1080 ti, and auto fan keeping it as the target.

you should definitely shoot for less than 70 degrees. While the card can function above 70 degrees, it's not designed for continuous and optimal use at that temperature, and is likely to reduce the longevity of the card considerably...

At that temperatures (70+ degrees Celsius) chip will degrade much faster and vents will burn out soon.You will started to get artifacts and your card will regularly keep getting errors.

Also keep in mind that if you have surfaces with such big temperatures and you bring in cold air you risk to get bad solder joints on card.

This fairytale is so far from the truth. 75-82 degree is definitely ok for gtx 1080 ti, and auto fan keeping it as the target.

Yes it is OK, electronics can handle that temps without any problems,but do you really think that can do this for few years on 24/7 regime?